Skirt-supporter.



P. G. GIRoU-D.

SKIRT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1907.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

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PETER G. GIROUD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Application filed .Tune 29, 1997. Serial No. 381,419.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER G. GIROUD, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skirt-Supporters, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a skirt supporter with the object in view ofproviding a simple, durable and effective device for supporting theskirt and one which may be easily applied and which will present anattractive appearance.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which igure 1 is a rear view of the top partof a skirt showing the supporter in the position whichit occupies inuse, Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial rear view of the same, Fig. 3 is asection from front to rear through the skirt band and belt in proximityto the skirt supporter', Fig. 4 is a view in detail of the ornamentalpart of the supporter, and Fig. 5 is a view in detail in side elevationof the body of the supporter.

The skirt is denoted by l; its band by 2 and the belt which is supposedto surround the waist of the wearer, by 3.

The body of the supporter is bent into the shape of a flattened S andmay be made convemently of round wire, the part which penetrates thewaistband of the skirt being sharpened for convenience in applying it.

That part which is intended to penetrate the waistband of the skirt isdenoted by 4 the middle part of the body of the supporter is denoted by5 and the outer part to which the ornamental portion on the supporter isattached is denoted by 6.

The arts 4, 5 and 6 occupy positions substantiay parallel, the parts 4and 5 being connected by the bend 7 and the parts 5 and 6 by the bend 8.

The ornamental buckle 9 is conveniently attached by means of lipsVarranged in airs at the back of the buckle, the members o one pair beingdenoted by 10, 11, and the members of the other pair by 12, 1,3. Theselips are of some suitable malleable metal capable of being crimpedaround the part 6 of the body of the supporter to hold the buckletightly in position.

It is obvious that solder might be resorted to in the event the bucklepart is to be permanently attached to the part 6 but where it is desiredto leave the ornamental part free to be exchanged for an ornamental partof another style or finish, the lips may be simply pressed into holdingcontact with the part 6 of the body.

To prevent the skirt from puckering at the point where it rests on thebend 7 and to give it an extended bearing which will not be liable tocut or chafe the goods, I provide the body at the bend 7 with a bearingconsisting of a central plate 14 through which the parts 4 and 5 of thebody of the supporter extend, the said plate being provided withlaterally extended wings 15, 16, in position to receive the lower end ofthe waist band 2 of the skirt when the weight of the latter is receivedon the supporter.

The belt 3 which is intended to surround the waist of the wearer andforms a support for the skirt supporter, is located between the parts 5and 6 of the supporter, the bend 8 resting on the upper edge of the belt3.

In practice, the supporter is applied to the waistband by inserting thepart 4 into the under edge ofthe waistband and between the differentplies of fabric, the said part extending upwardly between the plies offabric until the lower edge of the waistband rests in proximity to thebend 7 on the extended bearing 14, 15, 16. The belt is then placed inposition between the parts 5 and 6, the ornamental part 9 having beenpreviously attached to the part 6.

What I claim is A skirt supporter comprising an S-shaped body, one partbeing adapted to engage the waistband of the skirt, another part beingadapted to receive an ornamental buckle and an intermediate part beingconnected with the aforesaid parts by bends and an extended lateralbearing perforated to receive the body of the supporter and located atthe bend in proximity to the part which is to engage the waistband ofthe skirt for receiving the weight of the skirt.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in presence of two Witnesses, this twenty eighth day of June1907.

PETER G. GIROUD.

Witnesses:

F. GEORGE BARRY, HENRY THIEME.

